Hey Reader,

I’ve been quieter than usual the last couple of weeks, and I want to acknowledge why.

My mom passed away on December 19th.

If you’ve been in my community for a while, you know caregiving for my parents has been a big part of my life and leadership over the last few years.

It’s shaped how I think about business, planning, capacity, and what it actually means to lead sustainably.

This season hasn’t changed that belief. It’s reinforced it.

One thing I know for sure is this: Life doesn’t pause so our businesses can stay perfectly on track.

And being a CEO doesn’t mean pushing harder when life gets hard because you have a self-imposed goal that is more important than you, your family, and your real life.

It means pausing, re-evaluating, and adjusting the plan to fit where you actually are, right now.

And that's what I'm doing in real time.

Instead of forcing myself into a big 'New Year, New Goals' January push, I’m grounding this season in something I return to again and again - clear, realistic planning that works with life, not against it.

That’s why I’m starting the year by revisiting a core podcast series, beginning with an episode called Run Your Quarter Like a CEO.

​In this episode of the Promote Yourself to CEO podcast, I walk through how to plan your next 90 days in a way that accounts for your energy, your responsibilities, and the reality that life doesn’t always cooperate with our best-laid plans.

We talk about:

• Why 90-day planning works better than annual goal setting
• How to turn big goals into focused quarterly priorities
• What CEOs decide to leave out of a quarter on purpose
• How to plan without burning yourself out or falling behind

This is the first episode in a series to help you replace hustling harder with more intentional, life-first planning for your business.

If you’re navigating a season of change, grief, caregiving, or simply recalibration, I hope this episode reminds you that you deserve to have a business that actually works for you and your life.

To CEO clarity,
Racheal

PS - If listening is helping but you’re ready to actually map out your next 90 days, the On-Demand CEO Retreat is available now.​

It walks you step by step through creating a focused, realistic 90-day plan using the same frameworks I teach inside The CEO Collective.

When you enroll, you’ll also get the Client Growth Engine training as a bonus so you can align your planning with your marketing, sales, and delivery systems instead of guessing.

You can move through it at your own pace this month or come back to it whenever you need a reset.

​👉 Get all the details and instant access to the On-Demand CEO Retreat​

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